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An animal like a mouse but with very long hind legs.

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Usage examples (31)
  • You look at the Blonde Hero -- really look -- and he turns into a gerbil.
  • My cute pet gerbil is named after bat/dove decapitator Ozzy osbourne.
  • I think you'll find that the gerbil is a guinea pig
  • More than anything, the gerbil is the frightened part of you that just wants to be loved.
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  • I might "garble" (speak or write in a confused manner) my ideas while I write about my escaped pet "gerbil" (small rodent kept as a pet).
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